Warehouse Production Operator
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Job description, work day and responsibilities
Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Ware
Posted Date: Feb 12 2025
The Warehouse Operator team sits within the Logistics division at the GSK Ware Manufacturing site and is responsible for performing all tasks associated with the movement of materials into, within and onwards from the Ware Manufacturing site.
Reporting into a Warehouse Team Leader, you will work in a minimum of 2 functional areas within the warehouse. The functional areas include Inbound, Sampling, and Outbound. You will also support across other functional areas as required. Further to this, additional responsibilities include operating the warehouse mechanical handling equipment (eg; the Highracker, Fork-lift trucks, etc), perform equipment checks to ensure their safe operation, and ensure the work area is audit-ready and compliant at all times with GSK policies and procedures. There is also a wide variety of other online and offline tasks, including maintaining training compliance and supporting investigations, related to the successful day-to-day running of the warehouse.
Shift: Please note that this role is a shift role which currently operates on DAN-F 12hr (Days and Nights Full) shift pattern.
Please Note: The Warehouse is subject to Known-Consignor status and is subject to stringent external audits. It is therefore a requirement of pre-employment screening for the successful applicant to have employment references that date back 5 years.
About You:
This role would suit a self-motivated person who has experience of working in a cross-functional, global supply organisation. You will be resilient and calm under pressure, with strong people skills and a proven ability to influence people to achieve and to drive performance. You will have a strong continuous improvement mindset.
About Ware Manufacturing Site:
We are co-located with our R&D colleagues and recently opened a new, state-of-the-art oral solid dose facility at Ware. At this location our scientists, technicians and engineers (from R&D and Global Supply Chain – GSC) work collaboratively together (using the latest technologies) to rapidly knowledge transfer and deliver GSK’s most innovative, medicines faster and more efficiently. On site we produce over 60 million respiratory inhalers each year with growing demand in future years. The site also processes Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for use both on site and other manufacturing sites in our network.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE – Wednesday 26th of February 2025 (COB).
Basic Qualifications:
• Relevant manufacturing - warehouse experience.
• A good standard of numeracy and literacy (eg; GCSE Mathematics & English or equivalent).
• Basic computer literacy.
• Forklift Truck Licence (highly desirable).
Benefits:
GSK offers a range of benefits to its employees, which include, but are not limited to:
• Competitive base Salary
• Shift allowance and contractual overtime.
• Annual bonus based on company performance.
• Opportunities to partake in on the job training courses.
• Opportunities to attend and partake in industry conferences.
• Opportunities for support for professional development and chartership (GSK are accredited by IET, IMechE, IChemE and other professional bodies).
• Access to healthcare and wellbeing programs.
• Employee recognition programs.
If you would like to learn more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK we would suggest looking at our webpage Life at GSK | GSK.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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Offer ID: #1029220,
Published: 1 week ago,
Company registered: 8 months ago
